Mission Statement
‘Driving Ambition, Inspiring Success’
Job Description
Job Title No:
Post Holder
Job Title
Live Well, Learn Well Activity Assistant
Responsible to
Live Well, Learn Well Project Lead
Key Strategic Objectives

To actively contribute to the College’s Strategic Plan and in particular the ambition to
become an outstanding provider of education and training.

To hold and actively demonstrate the Colleges Core Values in all that you do.
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Aim High
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Work Hard

Take Responsibility

Do What’s Right

Respect Others

Challenge Yourself

Take Pride.
To commit to the College’s Safeguarding Policy and promote a safe environment for
children, young people and vulnerable adults within the College.
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Specifically Responsibilities will be as follows
1.
To assist the Live Well, Learn Well Activity Officer to deliver sessions and
programmes to inactive students.
2.
To be an active team member as part of the wider college Student Services
structure prioritising the Tackling Inactivity Project outcomes
3.
To carry out effective liaison with internal and external partners to broaden and
diversify the offer to students
4.
To assist with the administration of the project and ensure data collection and
recording is up to date, accurate and timely.
5.
Assist in presenting information to groups and at team meetings to communicate
the target groups and ethos of the project across college
6.
To assist in the setting up of equipment and the logistics related to delivering
sessions including room booking, meet and greeting external coaches and
deliverers and troubleshooting if issues arise
7.
To hold engagement events on the college street to promote the Tackling Inactivity
project and get feedback from students on what they would want to see delivered
8.
To make effective links with the Student Union, Advantage Programme, Wellbeing
team and other pastoral teams and cross college functions that could enhance or
be enhanced by the project
9.
To become a dedicated Health Champion for the college through our Extra Life
strategy and attend associated training and college events.
10.
To assist in the use of social media and digital technology to communicate the key
priorities of the project and opportunities available through it, to our students
11.
To show an active commitment to the College’s Equality and Diversity Policy,
Quality Frameworks and Health & Safety Procedures.
12.
To actively participate in Continuous Professional development including the
introduction of new technologies to allow you to contribute effectively to the success
of the College.
13.
To carry out such other appropriate duties commensurate with your skills,
knowledge and experience.
14.
The College may, in consultation with you, need to vary these duties from time to
time in order to respond to the changing requirements of the College.
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Team Contribution
1.
To attend and contribute to team meetings and any other College meetings as
required.
Other Duties
2.
To support and promote equality and diversity to ensure quality of opportunity for all
students, visitors and staff and the elimination of discriminatory practices.
3.
To maintain and promote a healthy and safe environment to ensure students, visitors
and staff are safe from harm.
4.
To support and promote the safeguarding of all students, visitors and staff.
Flexibility
5.
The postholder may be required to undertake such other duties as may be
reasonable required and in addition to the main tasks identified above.
6.
Within the limitation set out in the contract of employment, working hours are flexible
and can be subject to variation depending upon curriculum needs. This may, for
example, include weekends and evening and it is expected that holiday entitlement is
taken at time convenient to the curriculum offer.
7.
This Job Description is current at the date shown below and in consultation with you
and your Trade Union Representative (if applicable); it is liable to variation to reflect
or anticipate changes in, or to, the College environment.
Signed ________________________________________ Date ___________________
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
CATEGORY
REF
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CRITERIA DESCRIPTION
METHOD OF
ASSESSMENT
1. Skills and Abilities
Essential
1.1
Ability to deliver and organise activity
sessions independently and under
supervision
1.2
Good communication and
organisation skills
1.3
Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
1.4
Good IT skills
2. Qualifications and Training
Essential
2.1
A Level 3 sports development
qualification or equivalent
2.2
Grade C or above in Maths and
English (or equivalent) or willing to
undertake*
2.3
A commitment to undertake any
mandatory training relevant to the role
Desirable
2.4
Coaching qualification or sports
leaders awards
3. Attitude/Disposition
Essential
3.1
Enthusiastic about making a
difference to people’s health
3.2
Flexible approach to meet the needs
of the project and its participants
3.3
Good team player and able to follow
instructions
3.4
A good problem solver who can work
at some level of autonomy
3.5
To commit to the safeguarding and
promotion of the welfare of children,
young people and vulnerable adults
within the College
6. Experience
Essential
4.1
Experience of working with and
engaging groups in an educational
setting
4.2
An understanding of the ethos around
Tackling Inactivity and how this
benefits participants
4.3
An understanding of the barriers to
participation
Desirable
4.4
Experience of working in Sports
Development
4.5
Experience of working with hard to
engage groups
4.6
Experience of working with students in
FE environment
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* Please be assured of the College’s full support during this training
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Contract Arrangements
Business Support Staff will be engaged under a Contract of Employment determined by
Middlesbrough College, supported by Contract Guidelines. Within your contract, the
following salient features will apply:
1.
Contract type
Business Support
Term time only 38 weeks
Fixed Term until 31st August 2019
2.
Working week
18.5 hours per week
3.
Holiday
Not Applicable, term time only.
4.
Period of Notice
Two months
5.
Salary Scale
Business Support, Scale 3
£16,722 to £17,786 per annum
Actual starting salary £6,979.95 – £7,424.07
6.
Pension
Employees are eligible to join the Local Government
pension scheme. Employees contribution is 5.5% of
salary, further information will be provided on
appointment to the post
7.
Sickness
The Corporation sickness policy will apply (further
information is available from the Human Resources
Department on request)
8.
Probationary Period
12 months
Please note that all appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure
and Barring Service check and receipt of two satisfactory references.
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